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I’ve done a plethora of guest blogs recently. Some hosts have asked me to comment on a specific topic, others have selected from a list that Robin came up with. For this post Ritesh asked what I would like to write about…a dangerous and daring move. Free of constraints there’s no telling what I might say. Let’s face it, there is only one reason Ritesh has devoted a whole week showcasing me: I wrote a book that is about to debut, but this isn’t just any book—this is the final, never before published, conclusion to a long epic fantasy series. That in itself is grounds for astonished celebration—a long fantasy series with an end!? What won’t they think of next?

Now just to clear up some confusion, the book I am speaking of is Percepliquis (stupid name for a book, and I would agree, unless you’ve read the others, then not so much), and maybe that’s the point. I don’t want people picking it up and reading it first, ah…but then there is another book as well…Heir of Novron which will debut just a few weeks later. Some people have been puzzled about which book is the next in the series, Percepliquis or Heir of Novron. Technically, they both are. Percepliquis is really only for people who have read all five books in their original six book format. Heir of Novron is the last of the Orbit published trilogy and is comprised of both, book number five, Wintertide and the last book Percepliquis.

As part of the ‘Michael J. Sullivan as featured author’ series, today we have an interview with Michael. We talked at length about his books, his writing career and future plans. By now, I’m sure everyone is familiar with Michael and his books, so I’ll skip the usual introduction and jump right in.

About the Riyria Revelations series

Ritesh:I asked Michael about about the Riyria Revelations series and the upcoming final chapter due to be released soon. Michael was gracious enough to give us a sneak peak at an excerpt from ‘Percepliquis’ as a bonus for all the waiting fans who were not able to land the ARCs!

The Riyria Revelations follows the exploits of a unique couple of friends. They are unique in the sense, that one of them is a talented thief while the other is a former mercenary adept at warfare. They are famous (or notorious, as the case may be) for taking on the toughest jobs, which no one else will touch, and succeeding at them. Both the books in the Theft of Swords omnibus have such jobs as the starting point. Their reputation of being invincible has been carefully developed by the author. It really seems that this reputation is well-deserved as we see them getting out of impossibly difficult situations with skill and a lot of luck.

This post is part of ‘Michael J. Sullivan as featured author for an entire week’. During the week we will be having a number of posts by Michael. You can find the details here. There will also be a giveaway happening for Michael J. Sullivan’s Theft of Swords, which is the first book in the Riyria Revelations series. Details of the giveaway can be found here.

The Riyria Revelations was twenty-one years in the making and while it was never intended to be published at all, it has come to market by each of the various publishing paths: a small press (AMI), self-published (through my wife’s company, Ridan), and now through a big-six traditional publisher (Orbit, fantasy imprint of publishing giant Hachette Book Group).

The reason that I say it was never intended to be published is because there was a time when I had given up on my dream of writing for a living. Most of the story came to me during a period of ten years when I never touched the keyboard. When I finally broke down and decided to write again, publishing was not one of my goals. I wrote the series merely as something that I wanted to read. My intention was to make it available only to friends and family, and in many ways this decision freed me to write something that is, I hope you’ll agree, unique.

This is a first for the blog. I will be featuring Michael J. Sullivan as a ‘featured author’ for an entire week where you, dear reader will get to know more about him and his books. We will also be hosting a giveaway for his first book of the ‘Riyria Revelations’ series, Theft of Swords (either ebook or paperback as per the winner’s preference).

So, this is how the giveaway will work.

Comment on the posts in the week. Each post on which you comment will get you an extra entry into the giveaway.

So come and enjoy the week and you could WIN a copy of ‘Theft of Swords’. Readers from the USA have a big bonus! If the winner of the giveaway is from the USA, they can receive a copy signed by the author!